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45 years post-op spinal fusion w / harrington rod.
Spine Health | Last Active: Dec 19, 2021 | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
@toula Myofascial therapy might be worth looking into. It is so beneficial to a lot of conditions when our bodies get stuck. Other issues that may affect that area could be pelvic alignment. Here is an article that gets pretty technical written for physical therapists that has a section about pundental nerve entrapment that describes the piriformis muscle as a contributing factor. My PT has me stretch my piriformis, but that should be something to ask your therapist about because of your back surgeries. This article describes various issues that cause symptoms similar to back problems that are caused by the pelvis.
Here is an excerpt from https://mskneurology.com/identify-treat-lumbar-plexus-compression-syndrome-lpcs/
"Most of the time, the pudendal nerve will be “double crushed”; first by the piriformis, and then between the falciform process of the STL and the obturator internus."
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This is not spine related and maybe I should go to a different page, but you seem to know a lot about this myofascial release therapy. I have been having these partial bowel obstructions that are caused by scar tissue on the outside of my small intestines.. I have had surgery to remove this scar tissue, but as soon as 6 weeks after surgery, which includes 2 hours of cutting away scar tissue, the new scar tissue starts to form. Most of these partial bowel obstructions I can handle at home, but I get very dehydrated and I’ve had to go into the hospital several times and have an NG tube put in and go on IV’s for liquid..I can’t usually put anything but popsicles in my stomach at home because of these. Do you think this myofascial release therapy could help with the scar tissue that causes these to occur? I never know when one will hit..just went a year without one and have now had two in the last 6 weeks. They are painful, involve vomiting and diarrhea and land me in bed for 5 days before I can put anything down in my stomach again..going on a liquid then soft diet. Just wonder if this works on breaking up any scar tissue??